ladies of leisure

spent a lovely Sunday afternoon at YT's with the gorgeous 5 months old Ally (a.k.a. Alexandria) with chocolate brownies (me and Mrs Betty Crocker), poppy seed and kumquat muffins (YT's original), and delicious Vanilla Tea from Mauritius, plus a sprinkle of lazy afternoon sun spilling through the blinds.

icing on the muffin, Baby Ally fell asleep in my arms!! *proud first time aunty J*

it's the most incredible feeling, a bit maternal, but most of all, it's the overwhelming sense of achievement that caught me off guard.. i imagine similar to finishing a thesis chapter.. :) i love everything about it, for 5 whole minutes, i felt like i'm the most important person in the world bearing the complete dependence and trust of the innocent new arrival..

while the baby slept, YT and I lazed on the bed with Ally.. it felt like the good ole uni days before we moved on with our 'grown up' lives.. we talked about long distance relationships, being a new mum, gossiped and aiya-ed about friends and family, and relationship laments...

it was just what i needed after a week of sobbing and neurotic emotional roller coaster over big mammal's absence...

to remember myself, to be present, to feel endless gratitude for my friends and family, who lets me chew their ears off.. and still decided to support me through my schizophrenic dialog, stormy tears, imploding frustration, catastrophising woes, mole hill epiphanies, and surprise delights.

Thank you all, you know who you are ;)

xox. j